diff -Naur -X /home/teastep/bin/exclude.txt shorewall-4.4.8/changelog.txt shorewall-4.4.8.1/changelog.txt
--- shorewall-4.4.8/changelog.txt	2010-03-23 08:47:56.000000000 -0700
+++ shorewall-4.4.8.1/changelog.txt	2010-04-07 14:49:33.000000000 -0700
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Changes in Shorewall 4.4.8.1
+
+1)  Correct handling of a logical interface name in the EXTERNAL column
+    of proxyarp.
+
+2)  Fix find_first_interface_address() error reporting.
+
+3)  Fix propagation of zero-valued config variables.
+
 Changes in Shorewall 4.4.8
 
 1)  Correct handling of RATE LIMIT on NAT rules.
diff -Naur -X /home/teastep/bin/exclude.txt shorewall-4.4.8/configfiles/shorewall.conf shorewall-4.4.8.1/configfiles/shorewall.conf
--- shorewall-4.4.8/configfiles/shorewall.conf	2010-03-23 08:47:56.000000000 -0700
+++ shorewall-4.4.8.1/configfiles/shorewall.conf	2010-04-07 14:49:33.000000000 -0700
@@ -1,19 +1,10 @@
 ###############################################################################
-#  /etc/shorewall/shorewall.conf Version 4 - Change the following variables to
-#  match your setup
 #
-#  This program is under GPL
-#  [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt]
-#
-#  This file should be placed in /etc/shorewall
-#
-#  (c) 1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,
-#      2006,2007,2008 - Tom Eastep (teastep@shorewall.net)
+#  Shorewall Version 4 -- /etc/shorewall/shorewall.conf
 #
 #  For information about the settings in this file, type "man shorewall.conf"
 #
-#  Additional information is available at 
-#  http://www.shorewall.net/Documentation.htm#Conf
+#  Manpage also online at http://www.shorewall.net/manpages/shorewall.conf.html
 ###############################################################################
 #		       S T A R T U P   E N A B L E D
 ###############################################################################
diff -Naur -X /home/teastep/bin/exclude.txt shorewall-4.4.8/install.sh shorewall-4.4.8.1/install.sh
--- shorewall-4.4.8/install.sh	2010-03-23 08:47:56.000000000 -0700
+++ shorewall-4.4.8.1/install.sh	2010-04-07 14:49:33.000000000 -0700
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #       Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 #
 
-VERSION=4.4.8
+VERSION=4.4.8.1
 
 usage() # $1 = exit status
 {
diff -Naur -X /home/teastep/bin/exclude.txt shorewall-4.4.8/known_problems.txt shorewall-4.4.8.1/known_problems.txt
--- shorewall-4.4.8/known_problems.txt	2010-03-23 08:47:56.000000000 -0700
+++ shorewall-4.4.8.1/known_problems.txt	2010-04-07 14:49:33.000000000 -0700
@@ -1 +1,23 @@
-There are no known problems in Shorewall 4.4.8
+1)  Logical interface names in the EXTERNAL column of
+    /etc/shorewall/proxyarp were previously not mapped to their
+    corresponding physical interface names. This could cause 'start' or
+    'restart' to fail.
+
+    Corrected in Shorewall 4.4.8.1
+
+2)  If find_first_interface_address() cannot determine the address of
+    the passed interface, the following message is issued and the
+    process continues:
+
+    	    /usr/share/shorewall/lib.common: line 438:
+                startup_error: command not found
+
+    Corrected in Shorewall 4.4.8.1
+
+3)  If LOG_VERBOSITY=0 in shorewall.conf, then when the compiled script
+    is executed, messages such as the following will be issued:
+
+       /var/lib/shorewall6/.restart: line 65: [: -gt: unary operator
+                                              expected
+
+    Corrected in Shorewall 4.4.8.1
diff -Naur -X /home/teastep/bin/exclude.txt shorewall-4.4.8/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm shorewall-4.4.8.1/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
--- shorewall-4.4.8/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm	2010-03-23 08:47:56.000000000 -0700
+++ shorewall-4.4.8.1/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm	2010-04-07 14:49:33.000000000 -0700
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
 		    TC_SCRIPT => '',
 		    EXPORT => 0,
 		    UNTRACKED => 0,
-		    VERSION => "4.4.8",
+		    VERSION => "4.4.8.1",
 		    CAPVERSION => 40408 ,
 		  );
 
@@ -3050,7 +3050,8 @@
 #
 sub propagateconfig() {
     for my $option ( @propagateconfig ) {
-	my $value = $config{$option} || '';
+	my $value = $config{$option};
+	$value = '' unless defined $value;
 	emit "$option=\"$value\"";
     }
 }
diff -Naur -X /home/teastep/bin/exclude.txt shorewall-4.4.8/Perl/Shorewall/Proxyarp.pm shorewall-4.4.8.1/Perl/Shorewall/Proxyarp.pm
--- shorewall-4.4.8/Perl/Shorewall/Proxyarp.pm	2010-03-23 08:47:56.000000000 -0700
+++ shorewall-4.4.8.1/Perl/Shorewall/Proxyarp.pm	2010-04-07 14:49:33.000000000 -0700
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 		}
 
 		$interface = get_physical $interface;
+		$external  = get_physical $external;
 
 		$set{$interface}  = 1;
 		$reset{$external} = 1 unless $set{$external};
diff -Naur -X /home/teastep/bin/exclude.txt shorewall-4.4.8/releasenotes.txt shorewall-4.4.8.1/releasenotes.txt
--- shorewall-4.4.8/releasenotes.txt	2010-03-23 08:47:56.000000000 -0700
+++ shorewall-4.4.8.1/releasenotes.txt	2010-04-07 14:49:33.000000000 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-                       S H O R E W A L L  4 . 4 . 8
+                      S H O R E W A L L  4 . 4 . 8 . 1
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 I.    RELEASE 4.4 HIGHLIGHTS
@@ -218,6 +218,27 @@
 I I I.  P R O B L E M S   C O R R E C T E D   I N   T H I S  R E L E A S E
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+4.4.8.1 
+
+1)  Logical interface names in the EXTERNAL column of
+    /etc/shorewall/proxyarp were previously not mapped to their
+    corresponding physical interface names. This could cause 'start' or
+    'restart' to fail.
+
+2)  If find_first_interface_address() cannot determine the address of
+    the passed interface, the following message is issued and the
+    process continues:
+
+    	    /usr/share/shorewall/lib.common: line 438:
+                startup_error: command not found
+
+3)  If LOG_VERBOSITY=0 in shorewall.conf, then when the compiled script
+    was executed, messages such as the following would be issued:
+
+       /var/lib/shorewall6/.restart: line 65: [: -gt: unary operator
+                                              expected
+4.4.8
+
 1)  A CONTINUE rule specifying a log level would cause the compiler to 
     generate an incorrect rule sequence. The packet would be logged
     but the CONTINUE action would not occur.
@@ -286,6 +307,11 @@
     'shorewall refresh' executed, those new changes would not be included
     in the active ruleset.
 
+12) In 4.4.7, it was documented that setting the 'bridge' option in an
+    interfaces file entry also set 'routeback'. That feature was
+    incomplete with the result that 'routeback' still needed to be
+    specified.
+
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
            I V. K N O W N   P R O B L E M S   R E M A I N I N G
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff -Naur -X /home/teastep/bin/exclude.txt shorewall-4.4.8/shorewall shorewall-4.4.8.1/shorewall
--- shorewall-4.4.8/shorewall	2010-03-23 08:47:56.000000000 -0700
+++ shorewall-4.4.8.1/shorewall	2010-04-07 14:49:33.000000000 -0700
@@ -301,14 +301,19 @@
 }
 
 #
+# Fatal error
+#
+startup_error() {
+    echo "   ERROR: $@" >&2
+    kill $$
+    exit 1
+}
+
+#
 # Run the compiler
 #
 compiler() {
-    startup_error() {
-	echo "   ERROR: $@" >&2
-	exit 1
-    }
-    
+   
     if [ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]; then
 	if [ -z "$SHOREWALL_DIR" -o "$SHOREWALL_DIR" = /etc/shorewall ]; then
 	    startup_error "Ordinary users may not compile the /etc/shorewall configuration"
diff -Naur -X /home/teastep/bin/exclude.txt shorewall-4.4.8/shorewall.spec shorewall-4.4.8.1/shorewall.spec
--- shorewall-4.4.8/shorewall.spec	2010-03-23 08:47:56.000000000 -0700
+++ shorewall-4.4.8.1/shorewall.spec	2010-04-07 14:49:33.000000000 -0700
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %define name shorewall
 %define version 4.4.8
-%define release 0base
+%define release 1
 
 Summary: Shoreline Firewall is an iptables-based firewall for Linux systems.
 Name: %{name}
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@
 %doc COPYING INSTALL changelog.txt releasenotes.txt Contrib/* Samples 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Mar 25 2010 Tom Eastep tom@shorewall.net
+- Updated to 4.4.8-1
 * Fri Mar 19 2010 Tom Eastep tom@shorewall.net
 - Updated to 4.4.8-0base
 * Tue Mar 16 2010 Tom Eastep tom@shorewall.net
diff -Naur -X /home/teastep/bin/exclude.txt shorewall-4.4.8/uninstall.sh shorewall-4.4.8.1/uninstall.sh
--- shorewall-4.4.8/uninstall.sh	2010-03-23 08:47:56.000000000 -0700
+++ shorewall-4.4.8.1/uninstall.sh	2010-04-07 14:49:33.000000000 -0700
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #       You may only use this script to uninstall the version
 #       shown below. Simply run this script to remove Shorewall Firewall
 
-VERSION=4.4.8
+VERSION=4.4.8.1
 
 usage() # $1 = exit status
 {
